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# Re: Wish-list (!object nums)

- Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 11:01:36 PDT
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    On Sat, 24 Aug 1996, Geoffrey King wrote:
    > The Proposal:
    > 1. When an object is created it can be tagged as 'global'
    > 2. Unique objects have their names in a global name space, which can
    > be referenced from anywhere.
    > 3. Local variables that clash with these unique names would override
    > them.
    >
    > The Rational:
    > I think not using object numbers where possible is so obvious i wont
    > elaborate.

    Cold has object names by default, in the Cold Core you should _never_ see
    an object number.  Object name lookup in cold is much faster than in MOO,
    so there is not a concern for global/local names (I've tested it on a db
    with 50,000 objects).

    -Brandon Gillespie

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